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own a masterpiece barthau jewellers sik- 6404646 serving whitchurchsiouffville uxbridge area dinner theatre m banquet facames vol 100 no 20 a metroland community newspaper wednesday september 16 1987 58 pages a memorable dining experience sunday brunchsmorgasbord weddings 6406060 50cerils farmer loses right arm in harvester markham a markham area farmer lost his right arm in a forage harvester accident thursday george reesor mccowan road rr 2 markham is a pa tient in scarborough centenary hospital if his recovery con tinues he could be released this week the tragedy occurred on the original reesor farm steeles avenue markham the 53yearold man was attempting to clear away corn while the machine was in operation his hand became caught up in the mechanism severing the arm below the shoulder he was afraid he might faint in the field wife anna told the tribune so he ran to the house to get help ice packs were applied to stop the bleeding an ambulance was called but operators had trouble finding the farm mrs reesorsaid ernie their son drove his father to hospital en route they spotted a police officer on radar duty the constable provided an escort the rest of the way mr reesor remained conscious throughout the ordeal an ambulance driver went to the accident scene hoping to retrieve the arm and have it reattached unfortunately it was too badly mangled mrs reesor said the accident occurred with such suddeness the victim couldnt believe what had happened anna said her husband complained little of pain but a blood transfusion was provided immediately on his arrival at centenary in emergency they did a super job she said i cant say enough for the way they handled things mrs reesor drove first to the home farm then to the hos pital it was back in december 1985 that anna and george along with son ernie purchased the ezra grove property on mcco wan road she told the tribune her husbands doing very well and in good spirits she admits major adjustments lie ahead but were pleased everythings going as well as it is she voiced appreciation for support provided by family friends helping them through their ordeal of the last few days well just go on from here she concluded fire pumper makes splash stouffville the whitch urchstouffville fire department received delivery monday of its longawaited pumper truck n the 241000 mack powered by a 285 turbocharged inline six cylinderdiesel engine wasdriven to stouffville from red deer alberta the trip took 3 vfc days the unit equipped with an all- aluminum body weighs 37600 pounds it contains several new features including rotating flood lights strobe lights front and side and a topmounted deck gun to make way for this most re cent addition the ageold fargo belonging to the stouffville volun teer firefighters association has found a new home its used retains faith ballantrae steve cavans faith in humanity has been restored on aug 29 he arrived home to find his wallet missing it con tained 300 and personal papers steve remembered the last place hed stopped to purchase anything was a booth at the stouffville sales barn he im mediately retraced his steps to his surprise a merchant there was holding the wallet for safekeeping he said a lady who he didnt know had found the purse and turned it in what a relief said the guclph university student on work leave prior to getting mar ried i sure didnt want to lose the money unfortunately he said he doesnt know who to con tact to say thanks exclusively on parade duty all brigade members will be throughly briefed on the opera tion of the new vehicle before its pressed into service chief bill brown told the tribune it should be ready for action in about four weeks he said cne champ stouffville grand championships are earned espe cially at the cne bill hassard rr 3 stouffvil le added this award to his trophy case sept 1 a perchcron mare one of six hassard horses entered captured the title in tough com- petition a yearling stud colt was reserve junior champion were really thrilled wife cathy told the tribune the mare had to win two of its divisions before advancing to the championships ics a first at this level for bill and cathy the has sard farm is still considered a novice entry compared to some heavy horse breeders whove been a part of show business for years i colleei anevstouffvil i stu- dents scan procunier left and mark dorey with a refresh- spray of water- following their completion of the terry fox walt maratho t at latcham re 110 participants with prov feesihg 3300- jim thomas organizers are pleased the fastest time was again m1 bv peter vannostrand of rr 1 gormley the grade 13 st andrews college student circled the route in 3730 second was larry gibb percy lane stouffville 3810 arid third mike pyle island lake estates 3816 mr pyle pbpsjiiers id is 52 ffe bill muriiiy travelled the lokm distance twice wounft carryu enthusiastic shoulders and collei- pledges totalled 1321 jfibiil murphy uree orchard park public school won the tribunesterry fox plaque with 18 students taking part st marks had 13 stoufivillc dist included view elev helpers i teh members of stouffvilles schell fan art fcr nancv keid anna fretz and bun sellers on his youcg but the committee appreciated donations from the silver jubilee silver le euchre club 20 sunday from in front of his home on donated ten doflars to the caused others on the organizing committee barb scfiellbeulah king and bill giles tabulators arid 7 t se the participant fdm distance was peter rothchild fin i iphy accompanied don anderson the walks from engiahd brothef mrs mary baker tenth line headmaster around the route in his car crossdyers were pror south tected by members of the stouffville lions club mark the truck usua parked cdrisiderat one altona resident reported hearing rifle the damage wasnt discovered until tl officials concerned town hydrants kept hidden spotlight the message is smile this sunday at st james pre sbyterian church 101 main street east stouffville the ii am service will be taped by cbctv for viewing on the program meeting placein october except for television crews and cameras positioned inside and outside the sanctuary the worship format will remain unchanged the congrega tion however must be seated by 1015 am rev herb gale will be in charge with special music by the senior and junior choirs accompaniment at the organ will be provided by jean tho mas and at the piano by susan mcmuiicn the program meeting place is broadcast nation wide every sunday from 12 noon until i pm the viewing date for the service from st james stouffville is sunday oct 18 stouffville officials are becoming increasingly concerned over homeowners who encroach on town property and obstruct access to vital municipal ser vices in an effort to enhance the aes thetics of their homes some resi dents are actually building fences and planting shrubs around fire hydrants and hydro transformers on town land in the event of a fire we need water as quickly as possible ex plained chief bill brown before a committee meeting of council sept 8 we could lose valuable time looking for hidden hyd rants brown noted also that a fire fighter could be injured while attempting to climb such obsta cles provincial legislation explicitly prohibits any obstruction to fire hydrants a section of the act states hydrants shall be readi ly available and unobstructed for use at all times the fire chief suggested the number of residents in contraven tion of the law is growing particu larly in newly builtup areas larry macdonald of the stouff ville hydro commission also ex pressed concern about accessibil ity to facilities sometimes we cant find a transformer because its hidden by a shrub he said occasionally macdonald added residents complain about damaged lawns after a service call has been completed and ex pect compensation for the deface ment of areas outside their prop erty lines msidel trade showa3 happiness is a6 fox trota7 sports softball champsb1 juvenile hockey 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